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Summer Vacations in Europe

five ideas for families

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

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For those of us with school-age kids, July and August are our prime months for holidays.

These are also the months Europe is in bloom: flower boxes bright with color, ice-cream shops thriving, cafe's spilling out onto sidewalks and into squares...

Below are five ideas for memorable family summer vacations in Europe.

Meanwhile, families with  preschoolers, or homeschoolers, or families who don't mind taking their kids out of school for a few weeks might consider traveling in June or September, when the weather is lovely and the crowds are less. Be warned, though, that September is now nearly as popular as July and August-- in Paris ,hotel rates drop in August, and rise in September.; October can still be lovely in southern Europe, and rates are definitely lower by then.

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